The Long Hair Community

HairColoredHair · July 2nd, 2006, 05:29 PM

On my mother!

She wants to grow her hair out now, after years of having it short. A couple years ago we coaxed her away from the curled, hairsprayed bangs and the kinda-mullet... so now she's growing out from a pixie. Figured the SMT might help.

She's got thick, straight hair (1a/M/iii) naturally a dark brown with some blonde/red highlights. She's dyeing to cover her gray which is getting a bit more plentiful (she's coming up on fifty.) She's comtemplating letting the gray grow out with her hair, but isn't sure if she's quite ready to do so. She likes hairspray, but is willing to give it up once her bangs are long enough to hold with a headband or somesuch.

Any suggestions for her? Grow out the gray? Keep dyeing? Henna (She loves red highlights...)? She doesn't really have a goal length at the moment, she just doesn't want to look like her mother, who has a pixie. Besides that, she misses her long hair.

Maybe I can drag her into LHC.

Curlsgirl · July 2nd, 2006, 05:36 PM

Yes drag her here! I have quit everything bad but dying and for the same reason, I have a lot more gray coming in and I KNOW I am not ready. I don't like red or darker that light brown on me that much or I would try henna because it seems to be much healthier. She might like that but also I have found several here that take really good care of their hair that still dye their roots and have had success in growing it long. Justgreen and Carolyn are the 2 that come to mind but well you know that. That is great that you are helping her! What a good daughter you are!

HairColoredHair · July 3rd, 2006, 05:24 AM

Thank you for the advice Curlsgirl!

Luckily for her, her hair can probably put up with just about anything. I swear it's made out of steel!

lillielil · July 3rd, 2006, 07:47 AM

What does SMT stand for? I did a search and looked at the newbie threads, but couldn't figure it out. I'm probably just being dense.

HairColoredHair · July 3rd, 2006, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by lillielil

What does SMT stand for? I did a search and looked at the newbie threads, but couldn't figure it out. I'm probably just being dense.

Snowy's Moisture Treatment.

There's a large thread on it in the recipes section.

I know all the abbreviations can be confusing, but you'll get it!

Curlsgirl · July 3rd, 2006, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by HairColoredHair

Thank you for the advice Curlsgirl!

Luckily for her, her hair can probably put up with just about anything. I swear it's made out of steel!

Funny you should say that because I think sometimes that mine is too. Mine should be WAY more damaged than it is after all the blowfrying, dying, straightening, curling I have done to it

chitraa · July 13th, 2006, 12:30 AM

hi
hope the SMT worked nad hair growing fine
chitra